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Helping people plant roots & build wealth. Join hosts Max and Tyler as they inspire you to plant roots in the places that matter most—your home, career, and community.

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Sep 8, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    The Truth About Living in Indiana (It's Not Just Corn) | Roots Pod #66 (opens the original)

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    Indiana nature offers more than just corn fields. Tyler Lingle and Trace Burgess explore five scenic locations that might change your mind about the state. Many people assume the Midwest lacks landscape variety, but that is a mistake. We are breaking down the myth that there is nothing to see here by highlighting specific nature spots that compare favorably to the Rockies. If you are debating an Indiana vs Colorado or maybe Indiana vs California move, you need to watch this. We talk with a trans

  2. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    He Built a 1,000 Unit Portfolio in 5 Years (Here's How) | Roots Pod #65 (opens the original)

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    Chad Schieler read more than 100 real estate books before he bought a single property. Five years later, he scaled to over 800 doors... Chad is the founder of Focused Capital, an Indianapolis firm that owns about 800 apartment units and expects to cross 1,000 in October. He spent almost 20 years selling credit card processing before he ever looked at a rental. He got into real estate for one reason, and it was the tax bill. The part investors will want is how he wins deals now. Last year he made

  3. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

    The Truth About America's #1 Cities (Carmel & Fishers) | Roots Pod #64 (opens the original)

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    Are Carmel Indiana and Fishers Indiana really the best places to live in the country? Max Moore and Tyler Lingle from Roots Realty Co. break down the rankings with a local perspective. U.S. News recently ranked these two cities at the very top of their list for places to live. While national rankings highlight the positives, our team at Roots Reli to Co. provides a ground-level view of what life is actually like in these communities. This discussion is for anyone considering a move to the area o

  4. Episode · Jul 28, 2026

    This $7B Developer Started with One Flip | Roots Pod #63 (opens the original)

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    Paul Thrift bought his first house the summer after high school. Today Thompson Thrift has built $7 billion of real estate across more than 20 states. He and his partner John met in high school and bought a repossessed home together right after graduation. Forty years later Thompson Thrift is a national multifamily developer with about 200 people in the Indianapolis office alone. He opens up the machine behind it: roughly 1,100 accredited investors, 800 million to a billion dollars of developmen

  5. Episode · Jul 21, 2026

    Still Renting? Here's What It's Costing You... | Roots Pod #62 (opens the original)

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    Renting vs buying a house in Indianapolis — Max Moore runs two side-by-side timelines on the same $300K home to show exactly what waiting to buy really costs you. One renter, one buyer, both saving the same money. Who comes out ahead after one year? After five? Max pencils out the down payment, the appreciation, the principal paydown, and the number most people never run: what the buyer walks away with for "doing absolutely nothing." Max bought his first home at 19. The average first-time buyer

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